Labor
Today in labor history: Organizer Ella Reeve “Mother” Bloor born
July 8, 2014Bloor investigated child labor in glass factories and mines, and worked undercover in meat packing plants to verify for federal investigators the nightmarish working conditions
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Port truck drivers walk off the job in LA and Long Beach
July 8, 2014Port truck drivers say they were left with no choice but to walk off their jobs; the companies that employ them continually rob them of their wages and retaliate against them when they try to unionize.
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Breaking the myth of “un-organizable” workers
July 7, 2014Labor must organize the three pillars of workers: low wage workers, professional and highly skilled workers and workers internationally cross-border.
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Trumka: SCOTUS rulings hurt all workers, union and non-union
July 2, 2014AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, who has a law degree, issued a statement on Harris vs. Quinn, the fee-payers/free riders case.
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Union-made snacks encouraged for the 4th of July
July 2, 2014Here's a list of union-made-in-America snacks-from the salty, like Lay's Potato Chips and Cheez-Its, to the sweet, such as Cracker Jacks and Oreos.
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